November 4, 2010

Many recipes for cookies are full of refined ingredients with very little nutritional value. While these cookies still contain fat and calories, they use several natural and nutritionally beneficial ingredients such as black strap molasses, turbinado sugar, ginger, cinnamon, and whole wheat pastry flour. Foods that contain real food, fat, and fiber tend to be more satiating (and satisfying!) than their fat-free/sugar-free alternatives. Try them – they make the whole house smell amazing. Personally they are one of my favorites, and I’ve made dozens of batches. Let me know what you think!

In terms of Chinese Medicine, these cookies are warm in nature and are suitable for those with cold and deficient conditions. Ginger and cinnamon are two foods that are used in Chinese herbal medicine. They are warm, harmonizing, and moving in nature. Those who experience nausea or stomach pain due to cold should eat foods with such characteristics. People with excess heat or dampness should avoid or minimize consumption of these cookies as too many could aggravate their symptoms. Not sure what your pattern is? Ask your Chinese Medicine practitioner 🙂